Published: February 12, 2004 7:00 PM

BARNESVILLE Despite trailing by as much as 12 points in the third quarter, Barnesville High hung together and rallied past Monroe Central on Thursday night, 66-61.

Both squads were tied at 10-10 after the first round. The Lady Seminoles claimed a 26-21 halftime advantage thanks to outscoring the Lady Shamrocks 16-11.

Monroe Central built its lead to 48-39 with a 22-18 edge in the third frame. However, late in the final quarter, Kelsey Doan hit two straight baseline jumpers to get the Lady Rocks back into the game.

After that, the dynamic duo of Amy Hines, who scored 10 of her 26 points in the final eight minutes, and Nicole Anderson, who hit 6-of-6 at the line in the final minutes helped Barnesville rally past Monroe Central.

Barnesville (7-13) shot 22-of-55 from the floor for 40 percent and converted 19-of-28 at the free throw line for 67.9 percent.

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Monroe Central (2-17) nailed 22-of-43 from the field for 51.2 percent and added 16-of-25 from the charity stripe for 64 percent.

Hines led the Lady Rocks with her 26 points. Anderson finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and five steals; Doan tallied six points; and Ramsey Miller had five points.

NEXTBarnesville begins tournament play on Monday, taking on Bellaire in the D-III Sectional at Meadowbrook at 7 p.m.

Shenandoah 93, Frontier 47

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SARAHSVILLE Shenandoah High took out its frustrations for a tough one-point loss to rival Caldwell earlier in the week on visiting Frontier as the Lady Zeps rolled to a 93-47 Pioneer Valley Conference triumph Thursday night.

The issue was decided very early as Shenandoah (13-6, 5-6 PVC) exploded for a 26-5 first quarter lead and never looked back. The Lady Zeps extended the margin to 47-23 by halftime before Frontier (4-16, 2-10 PVC) gained a 21-19 edge in the third period to make it a 66-44 issue heading to the fourth frame. SHS then outscored the visitors by a 27-8 margin.

We started strong from the get-go, stated Shenandoah coach April Stottsberry. The first half was probably the best weve played all year.

We were coming off an emotional loss Monday, the Lady Zeps coach continued, but the girls were really ready to play and our seniors really came through on Senior Night.

Leading the way was senior Shannon Leasure, who added to her school career-record point total with a sizzling 36-point performance. Leasure also contributed eight steals and seven assists.

Senior Kenzi Waite provided top support with 16 markers, and she also had five steals and four assists. Junior Rachel Cruz chipped in 11 points and 11 rebounds while freshman Molly Cruz had seven boards.

Ashley Dishong topped Frontier with 17 points while Maggie Brunoni had 12 tallies and 10 rebounds. Tiffany Pringle added six caroms and three assists and Lauren Rinard had three assists.

The Lady Zeps connected on 36-of-65 field goal attempts (55.4 percent); had 38 rebounds and 11 turnovers. The Lady Cougars were 17-of-61 (27.9 percent); had 32 caroms and 26 miscues.

NEXTShenandoah has a regular season make-up game Monday at Monroe Central, with JV action starting at 6 p.m. The Lady Zeps launch their tournament trail on Thursday, facing Union Local in the D-III Sectional at Meadowbrook at 6:15 p.m.

River 43, Caldwell 28

HANNIBAL River High used a dominating second half to surpass the Caldwell Lady Redskins on Thursday evening by a 43-28 count.

The Lady Skins got off to a good start by taking a 13-7 lead after the first eight minutes. Unfortunately, a 12-6 edge in the second stanza by the Lady Pilots tied the game at 19-19 with both teams heading into the lockers.

River outscored the visitors 10-7 in the third round to take a 29-26 lead heading into the final frame. The Lady Pilots finished off the game holding Caldwell to only two points in the fourth while they managed 14 points to claim the victory.

Caldwelll (10-9) shot 11-of-39 from the field for 28.2 percent and hit 5-of-10 free throws for 50 percent.

Ginny Haas led the Lady Skins with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Sam Svercek finished with seven points; and Stephanie Saling added four points.